All about: The NSRO!

"To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing." ~Eva Young

Hey PACURH!

Here are some NRHH updates, this time related to the NSRO.

First off, what is the NSRO? Well, it stands for the National Services and Recognition Office, and is the official supplier of NACURH apparel and recognition goods. This includes NRHH needs (membership pins, graduation cords, gold seals, etc), as well as apparel for both NACURH and NRHH. It used to be called the National NRHH Office (the NNO), and the director was also the official director of NRHH. In 2006 at the NACURH conference at UC Berkeley, that all changed and the NSRO was created, as well as the NAN position (called the "NANSI" for National Associate for NRHH and Special Initiatives. The last bit was dropped in 2008).

NSRO website

This past Semi-annual conference, the National NRHH Board approved a few changes with the NSRO that you might want to keep in mind.

First off, all pins have had their price changed. Bronze pins, OLS pins, NRHH membership pins, and RBD pins all equal $4.00 (USD). Membership pins have gone down in price 25 cents (USD), and the rest have gone up in price 75 cents (USD). Canadian Dollar amounts have changed in equivalence.
Next, the NSRO will no longer be providing 20 free induction certificates to chapters that affiliate on time. This was a decision that the NNB talked about for a very long time, and we agreed with the NSRO that there were other resources they could provide to chapters for affiliating that would be more financially sound and more widely-used than the certificates.

The NSRO is also looking into changing their apparel, so look forward to that! I most certainly have to admit that both the NBD and NNB got quite excited over some of the ideas they had.

(Argyle NRHH apparel, anyone?)

Finally, One last thing I want to mention is that the NSRO is the place where you will get your NRHH honors cords for graduating seniors. With that, it's easy to think that you can wait until around April or May to order those, but want to tell you: DON'T DO THAT. Order everything by March at the latest! The reason for this is that you're not the only one ordering cords and pins, so the office is going to be absolutely swamped around April-May. The earlier you order, the more likely you are to get everything in by graduation and awards ceremonies.

My last tip, when you mail in your check, fax a copy of the check and order form as well so that they can get started on the order immediately (and don't have to wait for the mail to deliver your money all the way to Wisconsin).

That's it for now, but be sure to contact the NSRO or myself if you have any other questions! Head to the NACURH website for even more info! (www.nacurh.org)

Diamond Love,
Beth
AD of NRHH